Spectacle-support.



Patented Dec. 17, 1918 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTCE.

JAMES A. TAYLOR, F WACO, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-THIRD T0 NATHAN IB- TURPIN, 0F RICHMOND, KENTUCKY.

SPECTACLE-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, HMS.

Application filed may 24, 1918. Serial No. 236,403.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that 1, JAMES A. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waco, in the county of Madison and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful improvements in Spectacle-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to eye-glass or spectacle mounts.

The object of the inventionis to provide means whereby the mount may be suspended entirely free from the face of the wearer, when the glasses are not required for immediate use, and also whereby the same may be readily swung to proper position when desired for use.

A further object of the invention is to produce a supporting means for eye-glass lens whereby the same may be retained, either over or away from the eyes of the user, and when brought to Operative position will not irictionally engage with or inflict injury to the nose of the wearer.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of the inventionis better understood, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is an end. elevation of the improvement showing the same attached to the vizor of a cap. 7

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view showing the lens folded against and latched on the vizor.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 83 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line H of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view approximately on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a detail longitudinal sectional view through one of the sockets illustrating a modification.

1n the drawings my improvement is illustrated as applied to the vizor of a cap, but it is to be understood that the same maybe attached to the brim of a hat, if desired. In either instance the improvement serves as a reinforcement for the vizoror brim, as will be apparent as the description proceeds.

The cap is indicated by the numeral 7, and the vizor thereof by the numeral 8.

To the under side of the vizor, centrally thereof I secure a headed member in the na ture of a lug 9. The lug has its inner end provided with a flat head 10 from which extends a threaded stem 11 that passes through a suitable opening in the vizor, and the said stem is engaged by a cap nut 12, which clamps the lug to the vizor.

On the vizor, inward of the stud 9, and disposed at points arranged an equal distance from the opposite sides of the stud 9 I arrange headed members 13. These headed members are centrally slotted from the outer sides thereof, and the said heads are provided with threaded stems 14 that pass through suitable openings in the vizor 8. The stems are engaged by cap nuts 15 on the outer face of the vizor, and between the heads and the vizor the stems are surrounded by washers 16.

In the notched heads 13 are arranged the fiat round ends 17 of interiorly threaded sockets 18, a pivot 19 passing through the heads and connecting the sockets to the respective heads. The sockets 18 are free to swing in one direction, but the same are disposed in the path of contact with the inner walls provided by the notches in the heads 13 so that an inward movement of the said sockets is thus limited. The pivot members 19 are preferably in the nature of headed threaded elements designed'to compress the notched head against the elements 17 of the sockets 18, and consequently regulate the frictional engagement of the said elements with the opposing walls provided by the sockets of the head. This permits of the sockets being arranged at a desired angle with respect to the heads and held at such an angle.

As disclosed in Fig. 6 of the drawings the socket 18 has one of its ends provided with a ball head 20 that is received in a socket 21 on an element 17 that is pivoted to and frictionally contacted by the opposing walls in the slot of a headed member 13, similar to the member 13. By this arrangement it will be noted that the socket 18 may be r0- tated, and the purpose of this arrangement will presently be apparent.

An eye-glass mount is indicated by the numeral 21, the same carrying the usual lenses 22 and being connected by a bridge piece 23. The bridge piece is of bendable material so that the lenses 22 will be adjustable toward or away from each other. The elliptical portions of the mount, which receive the lens 22, are each provided with a centrally arranged threaded stem 24, and the said stems are adjustably received in the respective threaded sockets 18 or 18.

When the device is not in use the bridge piece 23 frictionally engages between the head and stem of the stud 9, thus holding the eye-glass against the vizor, as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings. The bridge piece 23, embodies a natural resiliency so thatwhen a proper adjustment is made between the stems 24: and the sockets 18 or 18 a firm engagement between the bridge piece and the stud is insured.

Under ordinary conditions only one longitudinal adjustment of the threaded stems 24. with respect to the sockets 18 or 18 is necessitated, and to accomplish this the nuts 15 are removed from the stems 14 of the head members 13, permitting a turning of the said heads with the sockets 18, thus bringing the lens mount toward or away from the sockets. When a proper adjustment is obtained the cap nuts 15 are again positioned upon the stems of the heads 13. However, if desired, the device may be constructed as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings, in which event the cap nuts for the head members are not interfered with, but the sockets 18 are turned around the head members causing the stems 24 of the eye-glass mount to be moved inward or outward of the sockets.

nasaase mount designed to frictionally engage with I the stud when swung upon the beak or brim against said stud.

2. in combination with the beak or brim of a cap or hat having oppositely spaced openings therein and an'intermediate opening arranged centrally and forwardly of said spaced pair of openings, a stud having a headed portion and a threaded stem extended from such head, said stem extending through the central opening, a cap nut screwed on said stem, headed members hav ing threaded stems adapted to be passed through the remaining openings, a washer on each of said stems, a cap nut engaging said stems, sockets pivotally secured to said heads, means between said sockets and heads for limiting the swinging of the latter in one direction, means for holding said sockets at an angle with respect to said heads, an eye-glass mount adjustably connected with the sockets, and said mount adapted to frictionally engage with the stud, when the said mount is swung to one position, to hold the mount in such position.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

JAMES A. TAYLOR. 

